Everything we know about the iPhone 7

Since then, new rumors have been flowing thick and fast — like a lava flow, constantly moving forward and plowing through everything in its path.

Some of these rumors are more credible than others. But one of the latest major leaks is a schematic apparently showing the iPhone 7 design, and it falls in line with a bunch of the iPhone 7 rumors we've seen.

Want to know the latest? Here's everything we're hearing about the iPhone 7.

It'll probably be called the iPhone 7.

Based on Apple's historical nomenclature for its iPhone generations, it's likely the next iPhone will be called the iPhone 7. Every two years, Apple has used consecutive numbers to name its new iPhone generations ever since the iPhone 3G. The next generation was called the iPhone 4, then 5, and most recently, 6, with "S" editions every in-between year. So this year should be the year of the iPhone 7.

There will be two different models with different screen sizes.

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We'll likely see the standard iPhone 7 with the same 4.7-inch screen as the iPhone 6s and an iPhone 7 Plus with a 5.5-inch screen like the iPhone 6s Plus.

It's unlikely that Apple would take away one of its two iPhones with different screen sizes.

It'll look a lot like the iPhone 6/6s

A rendered mockup of the iPhone 7 with redesigned antenna bands made by MacRumors.OnLeaks/Twitter

There's a new dual-lens camera, but it might be exclusive to the bigger iPhone 7 Plus.

The iPhone 7 Plus might come with a dual-lens camera, according to a report by prominent Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from KGI Securities (via MacRumors), but it's unclear if only the bigger model will have the new camera architecture.

Leaked images of a dual-camera module apparently destined for the iPhone 7 came from a Taiwanese Apple Blog, Apple.Club.tw, and another set was also discovered by MacRumors.

There was also a case allegedly designed for the iPhone 7 leaked from Steve Hemmerstoffer's Twitter account, @onleaks. showing a camera cutout that looks wide enough to accommodate a dual-lens camera.

Most recently, the schematics pictured above showing an alleged iPhone 7 "Pro" with a dual lens.

The design will be thinner.

The iPhone 7 could be even thinner than the iPhone 6s, according to Fast Company. However, this is one of the few rumors the leaked schematics don't back up, as it shows a 7.3 mm iPhone "Pro," whereas the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are 6.9 mm and 7.1 mm, respectively.

The camera won't bulge out anymore.

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The camera "wart," as many called it, might finally disappear in the iPhone 7.

According to MacRumors, Apple is using a thinner camera module that would let the camera sit flush against the back. The protruding camera on the back of the iPhone 6 and 6s were a big complaint people had with the iPhone's design.

Yet a leaked photo intercepted by AppleInsider suggests that the dual camera in the iPhone 7 Plus, or "Pro" as some called it, will protrude.

It won't be made of metal.

The iPhone 5, 5s, 6, and 6s all have aluminum bodies. The iPhone 7 might be made of a different material.Antonio Villas-Boas/Tech Insider

No one knows what these materials could be, or what they'll look and feel like, but they'll likely make the iPhone look and feel premium, if not more premium than the current iPhone 6s' aluminum build.

It could have a Smart Connector.

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A picture of the alleged iPhone 7's back, as well as the leaked schematics mentioned earlier, reveal three dots on the bottom of the device that look like the Smart Connector you'd find on the new iPad Pro.

It's not entirely clear what a Smart Connector's role would be on an iPhone. On the iPad Pro, the Smart Connector lets you magnetically attach and connect the Smart Keyboard. Yet the iPhone is too small to be a productivity machine like the iPad, so connecting a keyboard with the Smart Connector would be an odd choice.

The white plastic stripes won't be so visible.

Those white plastic antenna bands you see on the top and bottom of the iPhone 6 and 6s (as well as the Plus models) might be gone in the iPhone 7, according to DigiTimes.

Rumors from Chinese site CN Beta via Phone Arena suggested the antenna bands will still be present, but they'll be redesigned so they're not as visible.

Indeed, the leaked schematics shows the bands going across the iPhone's back itself have been banished, leaving only the bands that go along the top and bottom edges of the iPhone.

They're necessary on metal iPhones to allow a cellular signal in and out, as the aluminum casing acts as a barrier. Getting rid of the antenna bands is one of the reasons being reported for Apple's "new compound materials."

It'll come with Lightning EarPods.

If the iPhone 7 doesn't have a headphone jack, then that means the EarPods Apple includes with the iPhone will need a Lightning connector. So we'll probably see new EarPods with Lightning connectors come with the next iPhone, according to 9to5Mac.

It could make all headphones noise-canceling.

All our headphones might have similar noise-canceling capabilities as these fancy Bose headphones.Bose

It'll run Apple's new A10 chip.

The iPhone 6s' A9 chip makes it the most powerful phone you can buy at the moment, and the A10 is supposedly even more powerful and efficient. It also has technology that will give the iPhone 7 better cellular performance, which means it could have better reception and retain stronger data and cellular connections than previous iPhones.

It'll have a bigger battery.

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Rumors from Chinese site MyDrivers.com claim the iPhone 7 will have a bigger battery than the iPhone 6s generation battery.

Above is an image leak from 9to5Mac of the alleged battery destined for the iPhone 7 that's also bigger than the iPhone 6s generation.

However, the first leak claims the iPhone 7 Plus will get a 3,100 mAh battery while the second leak claims it'll have a 2,810 mAh battery. Obviously, it's not clear which leak is true, or if either are true at all.

Apple will announce it in September.

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Like the last several iPhone models, Apple will probably announce the iPhone 7 in early September. It should come out a week or two after that.

And it'll cost at least $650.

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The iPhone 6s without a two-year contract sells for $649, and the iPhone 6s Plus $749. Most iPhones before them cost the same, so we predict that Apple will sell the iPhone 7 for a similar price.

Now that US carriers aren't offering two-year contracts anymore, you can't buy iPhones for $200.

From now on, you'll either pay the entire cost of the iPhone up front, or pay for it in monthly installments using either your carrier's monthly payment plan, or Apple's own payment plan.